New biomethane infrastructure to be built in Latvia In order to promote Latvia's energy self-sufficiency and the development of the biomethane market, on Tuesday, May 5th, the Cabinet of Ministers approved proposals by the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM) for the construction of two new biomethane entry points at Ragana and Rēzekne at a cost of nearly 5 million euros. 

At its meeting on Tuesday, 28th April, following extensive discussions, the government agreed to support the environmental impact assessment for the "Eko Ziemeļi" and "Kurzeme" wind farm projects, thereby agreeing to proceed with the development of these wind farm projects. However, the government decided to postpone the decision regarding "K2 Ventum" near Pāvilosta and instructed the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM) to continue public consultations on this project.